When you split a word into constituent parts (like therapist → the rapist), sometimes the resulting phrase subtlely shifts the meaning, and sometimes it ends up evoking something entirely different. Here are just a few examples out of many, from the first half of the alphabet. Maybe you can think of some others:<\/p>\n
alternatively → alter natively
\nbewilder → be wilder
\ncapacity → cap a city
\ndecoration → deco ration
\necological → eco logical
\nflagrant → flag rant
\ngratefully → grate fully
\nhumidly → hum idly
\nincreases → in creases
\njarring → jar ring
\nknowledge → know ledge
\nlaboratory → lab oratory
\nmustache → must ache<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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